Macy's To Close 3 New Jersey Stores

By Kara Seymour and Marc Torrence:

Macy's is closing three of its New Jersey department stores.

The store closures, which include locations in Wayne, Moorsetown and Voorhees, were announced Wednesday.

The New Jersey locations are among 68 Macy's stores across the country that will be shuttered in order to save money, reinvest it in e-commerce and give a smaller number of stores a better customer experience, the company said in an announcement.

New Jersey stores to close include:

• Moorestown, Moorestown, NJ (200,000 square feet; opened in 1999; 107 associates);
• Voorhees Town Center, Voorhees, NJ (224,000 square feet; opened in 1970; 77 associates);
• Preakness, Wayne, NJ (81,000 square feet; opened in 1963; 72 associates);

Three of the 68 Macy's stores slated to shut are already closed, final clearance sales will soon begin or have begun at six stores, and the rest will close by the end of the year, according to a company press release. These stores are part of the 100 closings announced in August by the department store. When that announcement was made, the specific stores that were closing were not named.

The company says all three New Jersey locations slated to close will be shuttered by the end of the year.

Associates at shuttered stores may have the option to transfer to nearby locations that remain open, the release said, and some full- and part-time associates will be offered severance packages.

Click here to see the full list of Macy's stores that will be closing.

Patch file photo